I haven’t been in the entertainment industry for years, and to be honest I never got passed being an extra walking around in the background of stupid, B-list films like The Sandlot. I left that life a long time ago to try my hand at at making something out of nothing on the web, and now I work as customer support for a web hosting company as well as run several websites for politicians and those running for office, as well as actors and musicians. It doesn’t pay as well, but work is work and I don’t regret the choice I made – much! Lol.

I’ve still got quite a few friends in the business, some working and some not, and some who are just on the rise (you know when you meet someone, and you just know they’re going to be a big deal?). Well I just found out about a website I’ve never heard of before called ActorCast, the tag line for which is “ActorCast – are you on it?“, and I think that my friend Katie Harden (singer, stage performer, actress, model, jack of all trades) would really be able to benefit from their services.

See there’s a service called Cast It, and the founders of Cast It created ActorCast where from about $10 a year for a basic membership an actor has the ability to put their profile and auditions in front of the eyes of some of the industries most influential casting directors, producers and directors. In fact ActorCast is linked directly to Cast It Systems, so this is something I can really see helping her career. Cast It is so influential, apparently even the New York Times noticed and did a write up on them! I’ve never used them, so I have no idea if it’s effective, but I did just recommend them to my friend.

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Posted by Faith on at 1:12 pm

I’m a Rockabilly girl at heart, so vinyl’s my music medium of choice. Granted, I’m into all kinds of music (mostly) but the constant is that next to live music vinyl records produce a sound with some weight, not like the over produced sound of most CDs (especially with the even more over produced sound of current popular music). Something’s always going to be missing.

Well I recently got to check out 911.com Sleevenotes, which is A Blog about Collecting Rare Vinyl 7″, 12″ that has a range of products from picture discs to magazines, memorabilia to vinyl LPs. They’re the official blog for the world’s biggest online store for very rare music memorabilia and rare/deleted vinyl records. They’ve got everything, including new music and music stories on their blog, as well as rare items and collectables of all kinds. In fact they’ve got such a huge collection that, according to them, at least 500,000 pieces are in mint condition and they’re going to guarantee you that it’s authentic!

Unfortunately they’re varied genre’s (from today back to the 60s) only go back so far, and with the exception of the Rockabilly uprising in the 70s-now my genre of choice is the war and post-war era music, but like I said I love all sorts of music so if they’ve got the Stray Cats then they’ve got something for me, too!

Posted by Faith on at 11:13 am

Has anyone out there ever tried BluFrog energy drink? I haven’t heard it talked about a lot in the media, but I got a sample of that stuff in the mail eons ago and I had to force myself to taste it because I hate the taste of energy drinks but BluFrog was really good! It’s really smooth for an energy drink, so that really surprised me. Anyway, I’m getting way off the point, lol.

I brought up BluFrog because ItsABluWorld.com is running an awesome Tweet To Win contest for it’s visitors, which you need to go check out because some of the prizes they’re offering for this contest are so freaking cool! You can win everything in this contest from grand trips – like to Winter X Games in Aspen, Lollapalooza in Chicago or New York City (on New Year’s Eve!), – to great prize packs like a Xbox 360 Elite Gaming System plus Rock Band 2. Personally, if I had to choose one, it would definitely be hard! I’d say it’s between the New Year’s Even in NYC trip (which I may conveniently disappear during and never come back, lol) and the Xboz 360 Elite bundle, even though I’m not a big fan of Rock Band 2. Git your bum over to ItsABluWorld.com (remember to read the OFFICIAL RULES) and get yourself entered!

Posted by Faith on at 12:34 pm

Is anyone else as mad as I am that Tom Shillue isn’t on Comedy Central every friggen second? I’ve had “The Artist Song” in my head for a billion years and it’s not going to get any better, lol. If you haven’t heard it, dude, I’m about to screw up your life:

Posted by Faith on at 9:41 am